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Ensure New Global Warming Act Remains Strong
Target: U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored by: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Sponsored by: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Representatives Henry Waxman and Ed Markey have just introduced the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 into Congress. The act is comprehensive energy legislation that, if passed, will create millions of new clean energy jobs, save consumers hundreds of billions of dollars in energy costs, enhance America's energy independence and cut global warming pollution.
The discussion draft of the bill sets a nationwide standard for renewable electricity production, establishes a federal low carbon fuel standard and calls for a 20 percent cut in overall emissions from 2005 levels by 2020, among other things.
Sign on to support the Democrats' efforts to tackle global warming! Urge your Representative to ensure that the strictest energy standards are maintained throughout the House discussion of the bill!
The discussion draft of the bill sets a nationwide standard for renewable electricity production, establishes a federal low carbon fuel standard and calls for a 20 percent cut in overall emissions from 2005 levels by 2020, among other things.
Sign on to support the Democrats' efforts to tackle global warming! Urge your Representative to ensure that the strictest energy standards are maintained throughout the House discussion of the bill!
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12:28 pm PDT, Jun 29,
Lisa Scharin, South Carolina
I would also like to add that I believe that recycling should be made mandatory in every State. It should be a federal law. This would certainly create thousands of jobs and save land, trees, water, electricity and many resources. It's mandatory in many Northeastern states and in California, etc., it should be everywhere!! I also believe that cap and trade and an energy tax needs to be passed!! If Americans have to pay more for what they consume, and polluters have to pay for the devastation and threats they pose to our health and environment, then SO BE IT!!!!! That's the LEAST that we can do since we consume over 30% of the world's resources and other countries are suffering SO horribly from drought, land loss and other consequences of climate change! People are DYING and we are now seeing refugees from islands sinking due to the rise in our oceans!!! Americans need to WAKE UP!! Realize their impact and responsibility and "sacrifice" for the good of the WHOLE human race!!! It makes me angry that the debate goes on and on and on!! STOP debating, START DOING SOMETHING!! We cannot continue our arrogant, wasteful, complacent and "wimpy" mindset any longer!! What we have to "sacrifice" is NOTHING compared to what millions of other people have to endure!! If we don't, then we will most likely experience more hardship ourselves! Just because this is America doesn't mean we wouldn't become a third world country when it comes to water supply, food supply, clean air, land, etc.!!!!!!! We cannot and should not continue to drill and mine for our energy needs! Mountaintop mining needs to be BANNED before we destroy the Appalachian Mountains and more people die from cancers, etc., etc.!! It makes NO sense to me to continue to use such destructive, toxic means of energy when we have the sun and the wind and geothermal, biomass that is renewable, clean and abundant! It touches us EVERYDAY!!!!!!!! We don't have to try to find it!!!
I would also like to add that I believe that recycling should be made mandatory in every State. It should be a federal law. This would certainly create thousands of jobs and save land, trees, water, electricity and many resources. It's mandatory in many Northeastern states and in California, etc., it should be everywhere!! I also believe that cap and trade and an energy tax needs to be passed!! If Americans have to pay more for what they consume, and polluters have to pay for the devastation and threats they pose to our health and environment, then SO BE IT!!!!! That's the LEAST that we can do since we consume over 30% of the world's resources and other countries are suffering SO horribly from drought, land loss and other consequences of climate change! People are DYING and we are now seeing refugees from islands sinking due to the rise in our oceans!!! Americans need to WAKE UP!! Realize their impact and responsibility and "sacrifice" for the good of the WHOLE human race!!! It makes me angry that the debate goes on and on and on!! STOP debating, START DOING SOMETHING!! We cannot continue our arrogant, wasteful, complacent and "wimpy" mindset any longer!! What we have to "sacrifice" is NOTHING compared to what millions of other people have to endure!! If we don't, then we will most likely experience more hardship ourselves! Just because this is America doesn't mean we wouldn't become a third world country when it comes to water supply, food supply, clean air, land, etc.!!!!!!! We cannot and should not continue to drill and mine for our energy needs! Mountaintop mining needs to be BANNED before we destroy the Appalachian Mountains and more people die from cancers, etc., etc.!! It makes NO sense to me to continue to use such destructive, toxic means of energy when we have the sun and the wind and geothermal, biomass that is renewable, clean and abundant! It touches us EVERYDAY!!!!!!!! We don't have to try to find it!!!
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12:21 pm PDT, Jun 29,
Jamie Conrad, California
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11:27 am PDT, Jun 29,
Courtney Dazee, Louisiana
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10:44 am PDT, Jun 29,
Kathy Furlong, Florida
get green now
get green now
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10:22 am PDT, Jun 29,
Krysta Blazaitis, Illinois
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Michelle Myers, Colorado
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Monica DeAngelis, North Carolina
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Chris Pruvot, France
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Wendy Lotfi, North Carolina
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SHARON B., Canada
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Peggy Geremia, New York
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Regina Fels, Germany
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Mary Blanford, Georgia
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10:56 pm PDT, Jun 28,
Kerry Garrigan, Louisiana
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Rebecca Rios, Pennsylvania
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Michael Prinos, Illinois
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Macen Mathews, Colorado
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Mayla Siemion, Washington
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Maris Trachtman, Pennsylvania
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Melissa Thomason, Minnesota
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David & Gill Dunkerley, Spain
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Jamie Scheffel, Minnesota
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Charles Willert, California
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Tommy Nichols, Texas
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Courtney Center, Oregon
This act is not only for us. It is for our Children, and and the future Generations. Look at all the Earth has brought for us, including this little thing called 'life'. The least we could do is help her, and make a Turn around in any way possible. Remember, this is our HOME.
This act is not only for us. It is for our Children, and and the future Generations. Look at all the Earth has brought for us, including this little thing called 'life'. The least we could do is help her, and make a Turn around in any way possible. Remember, this is our HOME.
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2:43 pm PDT, Jun 27,
Jerry Smith, Ohio
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Brianna Lopez, New Mexico
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Jennifer Limones, Ecuador
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Erik Smith, Connecticut
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LJ Design, Rhode Island
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B Davidson, Oklahoma
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Tasha Denouve, Tennessee
